Network World News Feed
Updated: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 1:41:27 PM
| As Earl looms, tips to batten down IT With forecasters predicting a very active hurricane season, experts say IT managers must review business continuity and disaster recovery plans to ensure to prepare for potential power outages and data center damage. |
| Botnet takedown may yield valuable data Researchers are hoping to get a better insight on botnets after taking down part of Pushdo, one of the top five networks of hacked computers responsible for most of the world's spam. |
| Microsoft finalizes Windows Phone 7 code for fall release Microsoft announced that the code base for Windows Phone 7 1.0 has been finalized. The software has been "released to manufacturing," meaning that this version is the one handset makers will deploy on the first devices to feature the radically redesigned mobile OS. |
| Cisco buys wireless smart grid company Cisco this week said it will acquire Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless network technology for smart grids. |
| VMware customers cast a wary glance at Microsoft's virtualization tools VMware customers attending VMworld are taking a look at Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software, but say it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware. |
| Hosted service promises to protect corporate documents on smartphones Confidela's WatchDox is adding support for mobile platforms, starting with Android 2.2. Users can access selected, protected documents. But they can be restricted in being able to forward, print, or copy them. It uses an encrypted version of Flash to display documents, but a native version is being tested now for iOS devices like the iPhone. |
| IBM X-Force backs-off Google as major patch offender IBM has overhauled its list of worst security patchers among software vendors, putting Microsoft at the top of its list and shifting Sun from No. 1 to No. 5. |
| Microsoft to VMware: Windows is still relevant in the virtualization era Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that operating systems are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world. |
| Brocade set to unveil 100G Ethernet Brocade will soon unveil 100Gbps Ethernet additions to its switching and routing product line, in what the company claims is its most significant Ethernet/IP product rollout since acquiring Foundry Networks in 2008. |
| Water cooling returns to IBM mainframe IBM next week will add water-cooling to a mainframe offering for the first time in 15 years; the company has started offering the technology fror blade servers and supercomputers in recent years. |
| Apple unveils new iPod touch, with high-res screen Apple announced its new iPod touch, which is almost identical to the iPhone 4, but lacks a cellular radio. Users can make use of its 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset for connectivity. |
| VMworld 2010: Virtualization, The Matrix, and the VMware/Microsoft rivalry Ten highlights from VMworld, the massive virtualization conference. |
| HP to announce 3D laptop, fastest netbook Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday plans to announce new laptops, including its fastest netbook and first 3D laptop, which combines cutting-edge technologies to raise the bar in performance. |
| Check Point bolsters VMware security Check Point's Security Gateway software is now available in a virtual edition that is compatible with VMware virtual environments. |
| Internet access in emerging markets to double by 2015 The number of people with Internet access in Brazil, Russia, China, India and Indonesia will double by 2015, management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group said in a report released Wednesday. |